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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exd 5:4 — And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
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Wherefore
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Jer 38:4; Amo 7:10; Luk 23:2; Act 16:20,21; Act 24:5 |
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let
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"Taphreeoo, from pard, to loose, disengage; and which we render let, from the Anglo-Saxon lettan, to hinder. Ye hinder the people from their work: ""Get you unto your burdens."" ""Let religion alone and mind your work."" The language not only of tyranny, but of thoughtless irreligion." |
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burdens
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Exd 1:11 |
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Jer 38:4 |
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. |
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Amo 7:10 |
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. |
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Luk 23:2 |
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. |
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Act 16:20 |
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, |
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Act 16:21 |
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. |
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Act 24:5 |
For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: |
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Exd 1:11 |
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 5:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Exd/5/4.html>.
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